A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for violating federal and state antitrust laws after a five-week trial, with a 34-state coalition pressing the case to verdict after rejecting a mid-trial Justice Department settlement...
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Governor Ned Lamont, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker issued statements pledging to fight a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit targeting the state's Trust Act, which limits state and local...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice on Friday withdrew a joint statement issued under the prior administration that had cautioned creditors about considering an applicant's immigration or citizenship...
The two agencies say the withdrawn joint statement conflicted with ECOA's express text and created unnecessary compliance burdens for lenders evaluating noncitizen borrowers.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice Withdraw Joint Statement on Fair Lending and Credit Opportunities for Noncitizen Borrowers
A coalition of 34 state attorneys general won a jury verdict on liability against Live Nation and Ticketmaster after a five-week trial, with the jury finding the companies violated federal and state antitrust laws by eliminating...
A multistate jury verdict holds Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for antitrust violations, with a remedies phase still ahead.
Attorney General James and Coalition of States Win Trial Against Live Nation and Ticketmaster
A San Benito, Texas man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy that used extortion and price-fixing to seize control of a niche cross-border freight sector near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texas Man Sentenced for Monopolizing International Transit Industry, Fixing Prices and Extorting Competitors
A Florida fuel company owner who submitted falsified documents to U.S. warships and then concealed his identity when investigators closed in received a 60-month federal prison sentence.
Fuel Executive Gets Five Year Prison Sentence for Defrauding U.S. Military in Contract Bid Scam
The Justice Department has reached a settlement in what it says is the first lawsuit the Civil Rights Division has ever filed to enforce the Housing Rights Subpart of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, 34 U.S.C...
Justice Department Secures Settlement in First-Ever Lawsuit Enforcing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Housing Rights Subpart
The D.C. Circuit vacated preliminary injunctions that had blocked the Federal Bureau of Prisons from transferring eighteen transgender women plaintiffs to men’s facilities, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of...
Jane Doe v. Todd Blanche
The San Francisco Superior Court denied Amazon's motion for summary judgment on its seventh crossclaim in California's 2022 antitrust case against the company, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday, with trial scheduled for...
A San Francisco Superior Court ruling keeps California's antitrust case against Amazon on track for a January 2027 trial after the court denied the company's motion for summary judgment on a key defense theory.
Attorney General Bonta Delivers Prime Victory Against Amazon in Ongoing Price Fixing Case
A federal judge in Connecticut issued a split summary judgment ruling in the massive generic-drug antitrust MDL, holding that Amneal Pharmaceuticals must face trial over an alleged Phenytoin price-fixing conspiracy while granting it...
Connecticut v. Sandoz, Inc.
A federal jury in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday found Live Nation/Ticketmaster liable for anticompetitive conduct in a case brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys...
A federal jury in New York has found Live Nation/Ticketmaster liable for anticompetitive conduct that harmed consumers and the live music industry, with damages, penalties, and injunctive relief still to be determined.
Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Historic Verdict in Live Nation/Ticketmaster Trial
A divided D.C. Circuit panel issued a writ of mandamus Tuesday terminating the district court's criminal contempt investigation into the Trump administration's March 2025 transfer of alleged Tren de Aragua members to Salvadoran custody...
A divided D.C. Circuit panel issued a writ of mandamus terminating a district court's criminal contempt investigation into whether senior executive branch officials willfully violated a temporary restraining order when they transferred...
In re: Donald Trump
A federal judge in Maryland ruled that the No Surprises Act implies a private right of action to enforce binding independent dispute resolution awards, rejecting an insurer's argument that courts lack jurisdiction to compel payment.
PHI Health, LLC v. Optimum Choice, Inc.
A federal judge in Maryland dismissed all securities fraud claims against the founders and directors of iLearningEngines, an AI-platform company that went public through a SPAC merger, filed for bankruptcy, and self-reported potential...
Walker v. Chidambaran.
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad Delivers Keynote at the Global Competition Review Cartels: Live! Conference
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how federal courts handle appeal waivers in plea agreements, with justices across the ideological spectrum skeptical of both parties' positions.
Hunter v. United States
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case testing whether the federal ban on gun possession by "unlawful users" of controlled substances can constitutionally be applied to a habitual marijuana user.
United States v. Hemani
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether the Fifth Amendment requires fair market value — not just auction proceeds — when a county seizes a home over a small tax debt.
Pung v. Isabella County
The Supreme Court heard argument on whether the 1996 Helms-Burton Act abrogates the foreign sovereign immunity of Cuban government instrumentalities, bypassing the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act entirely.
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S.A.
The justices pressed hard on whether a time-limited property interest can sustain a perpetual trafficking claim under the Helms-Burton Act's Title III.
Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in an emergency stay application testing whether President Trump lawfully removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook — and whether any court can do anything about it if he did not.
Trump, President of U.S. v. Cook
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether Hawaii's default-consent rule is a Second Amendment violation or simply a property-law choice states are free to make.
Wolford v. Lopez
The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that could determine whether West Virginia's law restricting girls' sports teams to students whose biological sex is female violates Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause — with justices...
West Virginia v. B. P. J.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case testing whether Idaho's law barring transgender women from competing on women's school sports teams can be challenged on an individual, as-applied basis under the Equal Protection Clause.
Little v. Hecox
Louisiana parishes suing oil companies over coastal damage are fighting to keep those cases in state court, while Chevron and other petitioners argue that wartime federal contracts entitle them to a federal forum under the Federal...
Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how courts assess intellectual disability claims by death-row inmates, with the justices sharply divided over whether multiple IQ scores must be evaluated holistically or...
Hamm v. Smith
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is asking the justices to strike down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates, arguing the restrictions cannot stand alongside the Court's...
NRSC v. FEC
The justices pressed both sides hard on whether a 90-year-old precedent shielding agency heads from presidential removal should be overruled — and what would fall with it.
Trump, President of United States v. Slaughter
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether nonprofit organizations can challenge government subpoenas for donor information in federal court before a state court orders compliance.
First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could reshape how federal courts review immigration agency decisions on whether an asylum seeker's past experiences rise to the level of persecution under federal law.
Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, Att'y Gen.
The justices pressed both sides hard on where to draw the line between passive infrastructure and culpable participation in online piracy.
Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment
The Supreme Court heard argument in consolidated cases testing whether federal district courts may consider Congress's prospective reduction of mandatory sentences — specifically the First Step Act's elimination of "stacked" firearms...
Rutherford v. United States
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether federal prisoners may invoke the compassionate release statute to seek sentence reductions based on alleged trial errors or sentencing unfairness — not just the...
Fernandez v. United States
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case that could determine whether state prison officials face personal liability for religious-liberty violations — and whether a ruling either way would destabilize dozens of federal statutes.
Landor v. LA DOC
The Supreme Court heard nearly three hours of argument over whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the President authority to impose worldwide tariffs — or whether that power belongs exclusively to Congress.
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, President of U.S.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a case asking whether courts may apply fugitive tolling to extend federal supervised release terms when a supervisee absconds — a doctrine the petitioner says Congress deliberately left out of the...
Rico v. United States
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater used a keynote address at the Fordham Competition Law Institute to argue that antitrust enforcement, rather than broad regulation, is the best tool for fostering competition in artificial...
Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater Delivers Keynote at Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy
Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti Announces Results of Health Care Fraud Takedown